NASA is asking the public to comment on an environmental assessment for its Mars sample return effort. The project, a collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to bring to Earth sampl… [+2810 chars]
There's an old joke that the dinosaurs are only extinct because they didn't develop a space agency. The implication, of course, is that unlike our reptilian ancestors, we humans might be able to save… [+5077 chars]
The moon will point the way to the usually elusive Mercury tonight (May 2). You can catch the two celestial bodies to the west, about 45 minutes after sunset, according to NASA. Mercury will be a fu… [+1875 chars]
A strong solar flare was emitted by the Sun on Saturday, April 30, 2022. An image of the event was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which keeps an eye on solar activity, the agency… [+1131 chars]
Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there dont have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (a… [+5085 chars]
Figure 1. (a) The conventional slide rule (left) is driven by mechanical rotation and read out visually with an easy-to-use size. As an analog, an ultra-compact prototype of the photonic counterpart … [+5936 chars]
ByEmily Moskal, Stanford UniversityMay 2, 2022 A futuristic technique conceptualized by Stanford University scientists could empower astronomical imaging far more advanced than what is presently pos… [+5128 chars]
After almost six months of working and living in space, NASA's SpaceX Crew 3 mission is finally ready to end its mission and land back on Earth. NASA's head of human spaceflight, Kathy Lueders, post… [+3635 chars]
An international team of researchers led by Professor Min Seok Jang of KAIST and Professor Victor W. Brar of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated a widely applicable methodology enabl… [+4535 chars]
The secret to what drives powerful solar flares is literally in the palm of your hand. Astronomers have discovered that one of the most important magnetic effect at work on the sun is the same one … [+3421 chars]
Skip to content The bot could one day bounce across the moon for NASA. A new jumping robot can soar nearly 100 feet into the air with a single leap and one day it might use the ability to explore t… [+1808 chars]
It's hard to understand just how truly big something is without seeing it, or at least having something to compare it to. Understanding how large objects can be in space is a common problem for some… [+883 chars]
